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Final Fantasy VIII Disc 2

Missile Base

To the Missile Base and Beyond!

Since you will get different dialogue depending on what you do here, the walkthrough calls out the exact dialogue choices. Once you get out of the truck, junction your guys for the final battle. You can wait if you want, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. Also, you’ll miss Guardian ForceGuardian Force drawn from Elvoret during the Dollet mission. Her L Mag-RF and Tool-RF abilities are extremely useful for refining life magic and useful items. GF AbilityReveals hidden save points and draw points. Learned by Siren. if you don’t have it enabled. If you have the ability to use Guardian ForceGuardian Force drawn from Elvoret during the Dollet mission. Her L Mag-RF and Tool-RF abilities are extremely useful for refining life magic and useful items. GF AbilityReveals hidden save points and draw points. Learned by Siren., by all means do so.

You start out in a banana-colored car. The Missile Base is north-west of your starting location, but you have to go past a watery inlet first. Just head north past that, then turn due west. You really can’t miss it. Drive right in and you’ll emerge as a group of your guys disguised in all-blue Galbadian soldier uniforms. Here’s what you need to do, in order. Be sure to choose the appropriate dialogs as well, since doing the wrong thing can hurt your SystemBalamb Garden's mercenary rank system. Higher SeeD levels mean higher salary payments., and doing the right can raise it 200 points.

  1. Junctioned, the head to the building on your left and go through the door. Save if you want, then examine the wall just to the right of the left most door. Now go through the door and walk past the guard. Choose “Walk quietly by.”
  2. Don’t go through the first door. Continue around the catwalk and head down the stairs. Save if you want, then head down the path past the stairs on the left. Draw Blind if you want, then talk to the guards at the right.
  3. Go back down the hall, then through the door by the save point. If you have Guardian ForceGuardian Force drawn from Elvoret during the Dollet mission. Her L Mag-RF and Tool-RF abilities are extremely useful for refining life magic and useful items. GF AbilityReveals hidden save points and draw points. Learned by Siren., you’ll see a Full-Life draw point. If not, it’s in front of the machine the guard is examining. Talk to that guard and choose “To go on ahead.”
  1. Leave that area and head back along the left branch (to the place with Blind), and talk to the guards again.
  2. Head back up the stairs you first came down and talk to the guard at the first door. (That’s the one you walked quietly by.) Say the maintenance team asked you to take their place.
  3. Go through the door, draw Blizzara if you want, choose “Just hit whatever,” then “bang on it hard,” and do lots of B2 pressing. Leave now, and “try to talk your way out.” Choose “We were just going to call you guys!”
  4. Go back to where you got Full-Life and choose “Play it cool.” Now choose “Help out” and “push B2 repeatedly.”
  5. Go back out the door and examine the control panel to the right of the door. Select TARGET, SET ERROR RATIO, set ratio to max, DATA UPLOAD, YES, then EXIT.
  1. Talk to the man at the last staircase, then beat the guys in the office up. If you haven’t previously used Refine AbilityRefines status magic from items. Learned by Diablos. on ItemSword that betrays allies to learn Confuse Magic, you can draw Confuse from the guy in red here; it’s useful to have that junctioned to status defense from time to time. You can GF AbilityReplaces Attack with a stealing attack. Learned by Diablos and Bahamut. ItemRestores HP by 1000 from the blue guys and a ItemFully restores abnormal status and HP to all from the Red Base Leader.

Boss Fight Prep

This forced fight gives 360 XP, so follow the low-level setup note above before you start it.

  1. Afterward, examine all the computer systems in the room, then go to the next room. This is a good time to junction for the BGH251F2 battle, if you haven’t already. I junction for lots of HP and Str, then Elem-J Thundaga to as many characters as possible. Examine the computers in the second room, and set the auto destruct.
  2. After leaving the building, it’s time to beat up on the BGH251F2. This large blue vehicle has Shell, Protect and Stop. Feel free to draw if you want, then use Lightning magic on it. Guardian ForceLightning-element Guardian Force available from Squall's classroom terminal at the start. Its Card and Card Mod abilities are the backbone of the early no-EXP power route. is your friend. :)

Boss Fight Prep

Junction plenty of HP and Strength, with Thundaga on Elem-Atk if you have enough stocked. The self-destruct timer is running, so this is not a great time to stock magic.

After fighting the vehicle, you’ll fight the easy enemies inside. You can GF AbilityReplaces Attack with a stealing attack. Learned by Diablos and Bahamut. ItemRestores HP by 200 from the blue soldiers, and another ItemFully restores abnormal status and HP to all from the red Elite Soldier. You should get MagazineWeapons Monthly issue: Disc 2; for Squall; found at Defeat BGH251F2 at Missile Base; can be bought at Esthar Book Store; unlocks Flame Saber, Gauntlet, Morning Star, Red Scorpion. for this. Now run around the perimeter like a chicken with its head cut off and after a while your guys give up and sit down. Farewell my friends - your sacrifice will not be in vain.